Type: Mexican/Taco
Description: This place will take you back to the streets of Mexico City, where you can sample various tacos from various vendors (well maybe not as cheap 🙂 The tacos are delicious, our favorite is the beef and fried fish ones. The sauces can be a bit spicy.
Address: 74 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Financial Distrinct
Type: American
Description: From the outside you would never guess at the beautiful place you would be walking into. The place is grand, with huge ceilings and beautiful decor. Their brunch is excellent and very reasonably priced. Get the Chicken Karaage & Matcha Waffles or Salmon Scrambled Egg Donburi.
Address:
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Financial District
Type: Coffee
Description: They have a great coffee selection and the most interesting thing is the network of plastic pipes that funnel the coffee from containers straight to the coffee machine. You can even enjoy watching the beans getting roasted in an automated fashion. Try try the Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee it is very very smooth…
Address:
81 Orchard St
Orchard Street Plant
New York, NY 10002
b/t Broome St & Grand St
Lower East Side
Type: Coffee
Description: Inside grand central terminal, it is a chain, but I am never disappointed in the coffee there. It is a small place with limited seating, but if you are en-route somewhere, it is worthwhile stopping by.
Address:
89 E 42nd St
Lexington Passage
New York, NY 10017
b/t Park Ave & Vanderbilt Ave
Midtown East
Type: Coffee
Description: Australian owned establishment, we find that they always know their way around coffee. Nothing fancy, but you will always get a good cup there, especially the flat white, latte, etc…
Address: 19 Rector St
New York, NY 10006
b/t Washington St & Greenwich St
Financial District
Type: Italian
Description: This place is mostly frequented by locals a no frills bar/restaurant that has one of the best pizzas in NYC. Also try their black ink pasta or the chicken Milanese you will not be disappointed.
Address: 97 Washington St
New York, NY 10006
b/t Joseph P Ward St & Carlisle St
Financial District
Type:Lounge
Description:You get into the place through a phone booth within a hotdog place (Crif Dog), enough said 🙂 Make sure you make reservations. The drinks are excellent and great speakeasy style atmosphere.Â
Address:
113 St Marks Pl
New York, NY 10009
b/t Avenue A & 1st Ave
East Village, Alphabet City
Type:American
Description:The place actually has a real pawn shop in the front. So for first timers you wonder what is this? But behind the doors is a very cool place for both dinner and drinks, we personally do not like the food too much, but for drinking it is definitely happening.
Address:
146 Essex St
New York, NY 10002
b/t Stanton St & Rivington St
Lower East Side
Type:Cocktail Bar
Description:Best mixed drinks ever! Typically very packed, but great atmosphere and did I mention the mixed drinks?
Address:
30 Water St
New York, NY 10004
b/t Broad St & Coenties Slip
Financial District
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